The Material Library, found in the Property Tree, provides an environment where all Materials and entities directly related to those Materials can be stored. This Material Library is considered part of the Database, meaning its contents can be shared across Projects. This also means that this data can be incorporated into a Database Template, which can then be used by several different team members to enforce consistency. In a corporate environment, material properties and corresponding entities can be managed by one or more HyperX administrators and can easily be deployed, enforcing their use for all engineers.
Each Material Type has its own library window, which lists all Materials of that type found in the Database and facilitates the creation, edit, import, etc. of those Materials. An example of the Metallic Material Library window is shown below.
There are five main Material Types that can be created and referenced.
Metallic, or Isotropic, materials are characterized by stiffness and strength properties which are independent of direction. These Materials are found in Library section of the Property Tree and are defined using the corresponding Metallic Form - an example of which is shown in the screenshot below:
This definition form was developed based on common material data references, such as MMPDS. Other than basic entities, all other properties are considered to be temperature-dependent and can be added to the form accordingly.
Composite Materials are used to represent fiber-reinforced materials with directionally dependent stiffness and allowable properties. Composite materials are characterized by a continuous matrix reinforced with directional fibers. After curing, both the fiber and matrix constituents influence the lamina properties. These Materials are found in Library section of the Property Tree.
This definition form was developed based on common material data references, such as MMPDS. Other than basic entities, all other properties are considered to be temperature-dependent and can be added to the form accordingly.
Correction Data Definition
Composite Correction Factor data for Material properties are entered and managed through the Correction Data Definition form.
Equation-Based Corrections
HyperX features five commonly used corrections equations with manually set constants and bounds so you can make Correction Factors for elastic stiffness, stress, and strain allowables. You can use the Plot tool to display correction curve(s) and visualize changes in real time.
Tabular Correction Data
Tabular Corrections are available for bearing or bypass stress (used for joint bearing-bypass analysis) and the Composite Strength Plugin.
When entering tabular data:
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Database Advanced Settings must allow for tabular input.
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Those can be viewed by selecting "Advanced Settings" from the Database tab of the Ribbon. On the "Miscellaneous" tab, verify "Enable tabular correction input for all properties" is set to "Yes".
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Independent variable(s) for the Correction are added through the "Add Variable" dropdown.
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One variable must be chosen as "Interpolated" from the upper table. The variable selected will be the basis of the x-axis of the graph.
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In the lower table, the data points must be fully defined: all values for the independent variable(s) and the resulting Correction Factor.
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For more information, see How To Implement Correction Factors on Composite Allowables.
Foam materials are most commonly used in sandwich structures to provide a lightweight, yet buckling efficient, core option. These Materials are found in Library section of the Property Tree and are defined using the corresponding Foam Form - an example of which is shown in the screenshot below:
Other than basic entities, all other properties are considered to be temperature-dependent and can be added to the form accordingly.
Honeycomb materials are most commonly used in sandwich structures to provide a lightweight, yet buckling efficient, core option. These Materials are found in Library section of the Property Tree and are defined using the corresponding Honeycomb Form - an example of which is shown in the screenshot below:
Other than basic entities, all other properties are considered to be temperature dependent and can be added to the form accordingly.
Adhesive Materials represent materials that are capable of holding entities together. In HyperX, they are used in defining Design Properties for Bonded Joints. These Materials are found in Library section of the Property Tree and are defined using the corresponding Adhesive Form - an example of which is shown in the screenshot below:
This definition form was developed based on common material data references, such as MMPDS. Other than basic values, all other properties are considered to be temperature dependent and can be added to the form accordingly.